**Author details**

Pissamai Homchampa<sup>1</sup> , Khemika Napattaradechanon<sup>2</sup> , Parichat Yatniyom<sup>2</sup> , Thawalrat Ratanasiri<sup>3</sup> , Piyaporn Sansila<sup>1</sup> , Thanawan Sirisuk<sup>4</sup> , Thawalwong Ratanasiri<sup>3</sup> and Amornrat Ratanasiri<sup>5</sup> \*

1 Faculty of Medicine, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham, Thailand

2 Faculty of Nursing, Chaiyaphum Rajabhat University, Chaiyaphum, Thailand

3 Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

4 Private Clinic in Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand

5 Faculty of Medicine, Department of Community Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

\*Address all correspondence to: amorat@kku.ac.th

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**Chapter 3**
